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Sega has confirmed that hackers stole the personal data of 1.29 million of its customers, BBC News reports.

The hackers accessed e-mail addresses and dates of birth from the Sega Pass online network, which has been taken offline. Sega insists that payment information, such as credit card numbers, remain safe. “We are deeply sorry for causing trouble to our customers,” Sega spokeswoman Yoko Nagasawa was quoted as saying. “We want to work on strengthening security.” She could not put a date on when the Sega Pass online network could be restarted.

Sega said in an email to users Friday that it had reset all passwords and urged customers to change their log-in details on services where they used the same credentials. Hacker group LulzSec, who were responsible for similar breaches against Nintendo and Sony, denied their involvement. “We want to help you destroy the hackers that attacked you," they said in a tweet. "We love the Dreamcast, these people are going down.”

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Skype has been firing senior executives ahead of its sale to Microsoft to help reduce the value of their stock-option payouts, according to a report by Bloomberg, which cites three people familiar with the matter. Vice Presidents David Gurle, Christopher Dean, Russ Shaw and Don Albert were dismissed from the Internet-calling service ahead of its deal with Microsoft, it adds. Chief Marketing Officer Doug Bewsher and Head of Human Resources Anne Gillespie were also fired, along with executives Ramu Sunkara and Allyson Campa.

The timing of the dismissals means stock options will be worth less than if the executives saw out the closing of the $8.5 billion deal. When a company is bought, compensation is often tied to the purchase price. “As part of the recent internal shift, Skype has made some management changes,” Skype spokesman Brian O’Shaughnessy was quoted as saying.